A woman's trip to a Lancaster County grocery store ended violently when she becomes the victim of a crime.

A Lititz woman is recovering from severe injuries after police said a robber snatched her purse outside a giant grocery store Friday afternoon.

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She fought back and went on a harrowing ride, police said.

“The suspect kind of followed her to her car waited for an opportunity and then seized her purse and ran across the parking lot,” said Sgt. Josh Kilgore of the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. “It appears to us it was premeditated that they had gone to the shopping center. They we were going to commit this type of crime to try to target a victim.”

The victim followed the robber to a getaway car and saw her purse through the window and reached in trying to snatch it back, police said. She grabbed hold of the car and was dragged more than 80 feet before letting go.

“Because of the risk of injury or harm it’s usually not worth what you are trying to save. That said, the best thing people can do is be good witnesses,” Kilgore said.

Police said there were plenty of witnesses. The driver of the Volkswagen sped off, narrowly missing a group of people in a crosswalk. They're hoping those witnesses and additional surveillance tape will lead to arrests.

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was expected to be released from the hospital Friday night.

Police are looking for a white female, age 19 to 22 with glasses. She has a medium build and is about 5 feet 6 inches tall.

The getaway driver is a thin, 6-foot-tall white male between 30 and 34.

Police said the robber left in a 2003 Volkswagen.

“It's troubling in the sense that it's not small-town Lititz anymore,” Kilgore said.